When Renault built the R5 Turbo 3E as a nod to the original R5 Turbo, it went all out. It used two electric motors to send 375 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels only, added a huge ...

Renault wants to build a 500-horsepower rear-wheel drive two-door hatchback. Called the 5 Turbo 3E, it's an electric nod to the rally-bred R5 Turbo of the 1980s. It has two electric motors housed in ...

Renault is reviving its rally spirit for 2027 in the form of the R5 Turbo 3E, an electric hot hatch with far more power and torque than you can shake a stick at. Inspired by the sporty Turbo 2 from ...

Last week, Renault teased an electric R5 Turbo with a gigantic wing and not much else that we could see. The mysterious rally monster was part of the brand's celebration for the 50th anniversary of ...

There's a time and place for replicas. High-end concours? Leave that Cobra kit-car in the garage. Blasting through some rocky, dusty mountain passes? Fire up the replica and laugh at the garage queens ...

The hot hatch segment is already home to some of the quickest cars in the industry, but now the 500-horsepower Renault 5 Turbo 3E is raising the stakes. Another cult icon of the 1980s is about to be ...

The legendary Renault 5 Turbo Super Production lights up Goodwood Festival of Speed with aggressive turbo sounds, rapid accelerations, and spectacular flames. This iconic mid-engine hot hatch from the ...

In a world full of Lancia Stratoses and Audi Quattros, Renault knew that its diminutive 5 (or R5, in common parlance) hatchback would not be the basis of a competitive World Rally Championship entry.

The Renault R5 Turbo, a mid-engine rally homologation special based on a front-wheel drive hatchback, is not a subtle car to begin with. It might be even less subtle with an unusual engine in its ...

The Renault 5 Turbo is set to return as a hot all-electric model, Renault Group CEO Luca De Meo has told the The Independent. “Yeah, that’s the future. I’m trying to find a way,” said the Renault ...

What do you do when a rear-mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive French hot hatch just isn’t quirky enough? You give it two extra ...

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